March Extras! | Deadlines

5

Spring Break. Through March 13.

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Classes Resume.

21

Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Sessions. Through April 3.

5

Bill and Tammy’s Children’s World Music Express.

12

The Okee Dokee Brothers; folk music.

13

Kids Rock for Kids Benefit.

26

Moona Luna; Latin-alternatives.

17

Maoism and the State of Indian Left; 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; McNeil Center (South Asia Center).

18

Historicizing Sex: A State of the Field Conference in Early Modern Gender and Sexuality Studies; 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; McNeil Center (English).

Foreign Trends on American Soil Symposium; RSVP: stephkao@design.upenn.edu. Through March 19 (PennDesign).

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Silk Road Symposium: Reconfiguring the Silk Road: New Research on East-West Exchange in Antiquity; $45, $35/Museum members, free/PennCard; 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). See Exhibits.

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The Biology and Therapy of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE); 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Colket Translational Research Building, rm. 1200A, CHOP; register by March 18, www.med.upenn.edu/jointcenterfordighealth/retreat_register.shtml (Penn/CHOP Center for Digestive, Liver & Pancreatic Medicine).

Amistad Gallery, W.E.B Du Bois College House; free, noon-9 p.m.; PennCard required.

Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.

Burrison Gallery, University Club at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery, 3600 Market St.: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Info.: www.kleinartgallery.org.

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): free; Wed. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thu.-Fri. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; www.icaphila.org.

International House: Hours vary; info.: www.ihousephilly.org.

Kroiz Gallery of the Architectural Archives, Fischer Fine Arts Library, lower level: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Meyerson Hall Gallery, Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Morris Arboretum: $14; $12/seniors, $7/kids 3-17, students; free/members and kids under 3; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.

Penn Museum: $10/adults; $7 seniors (65+); $6/children (6-17) and full-time students with ID; free/members & PennCard holders; Tues./Thur.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; visit  www.penn.museumfor extended hours.

The Rotunda: free; (215) 573-3234.

Slought Foundation: free; Thur.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ID requimeadow_green; info.: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.

11

Penn Abroad Photo Contest Exhibit; photos by students studying abroad; 6 p.m.; Galleria at International House; reception: March 16, 6 p.m. Through June 3.

24

Sheila Hicks: 50 Years; honors the artist who has built an international reputation with two- and three-dimensional works in fiber; reception: 6 p.m.; ICA. Through August 7.

2

Conversation: On Anne Tyng.

16

Lecture: On Shary Boyle & Emily Duke by Virginia Solomon: The Illuminations Project.

9

Quizzo Night.

6

Highlights of the Collection.

12

Archaeology: Study of the Past.

13

Ancient Egyptian Funerary Practices.

2

The Many Names of Water Film Series—Ponyo; 7 p.m.; M20 Seminar room, Harrison College House.

12

Ne Change Rien; 7 p.m.; The Ibrahim Theater; International House.

16

Open Water; 7 p.m.; M20 Seminar room, Harrison College House.

20

Eclipse; 7 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge; Harrison College House.

30

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; 7 p.m.; M20 Seminar room, Harrison College House.

21

Day 1; 7:30 p.m.; McClelland Hall, the Quadrangle.

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Day 2; 7:30 p.m.; Multi-purpose Room, Du Bois College House.

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Day 3; 7:30 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House.

24

Day 4; screening of the finalists; 7:30 p.m.; Rave University City 6 Theatre.

1

El Secreto de Sus Ojos.

15

Estacion Central.

22

La Deuda.

29

Garaje Olimpo.

Cardio Fitness; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tue. & Thu.; St. Agatha-St. James Parish Hall; first class free, $8/per class, $5/students; Carolyn: (267) 251-3842.

New Parents @ Penn; every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; info.: (215) 898-8611 (PWC).

The Working Parents Association; Wednesdays; noon; Penn Women’s Center; info.: zoeb@sas.upenn.edu (PWC).

Penn Knitters; Thursdays; noon; Fireside Lounge (2nd fl.), The ARCH; info.: wiedmann@upenn.edu.

Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Class; for women only; session II: Wednesdays, March 16-April 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; session III: Saturdays, March 19-23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; 4040 Chestnut St., Division of Public Safety; register: (215) 898-3590 (Public Safety).

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Dodgeball Tournament; open to both individuals and teams (minimum of six players/team); noon; Pottruck Center. Info.: eherrick@upenn.edu.

3

Tree Risk Assessment Course and Exam: Become a Certified Risk Assessor TRACE Training; 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; $595. Also March 4.

Landscape Design Studio; 7-9:30 p.m.; $265, $210/members. Also March 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7, 14.

5

Wellness Walks; guided walks of two miles around the Arboretum; 10:30 a.m.; free with regular admission. Also March 12, 19, 26.

Open Guided Tour;  2 p.m.; free with regular admission. Also March 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27.

8

Advanced Tree Biology Workshop; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $150.

Introduction to Horticulture; 10:30 a.m.-noon; $66, $55/member. Also March 15, 22.

Digital Photography; 7-9 p.m.; $187, $156/members. Also March 15, 22, 29, and April 5, 7-9 p.m. March 26, 1-3 p.m.

9

Compost Based Comics: Horticultural Humor Hits the Funny Pages; 2 p.m.; 20, $18/members.

Design Tips for Knockout Gardens; 7 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

10

Perennials that Thrive on ‘Neglect’; 10 a.m.; $30, $25/members.

11

Diagnosing Tree Disorders with Detective Dendro; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $140.

12

Aromatic Oil Making Workshop; learn to make oils from herbs in the garden; 10 a.m.; $45, $39/members.

16

Birding in the Wissahickon: An Illustrated Lecture; 1 p.m.; $25, $20/members.

17

Perennial Gardening in the Shade; 7 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

18

Environmental Trends in Design, Tree, and Lawn Care; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.

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Birding through the Spring in the Arboretum’s Natural Areas; 8 a.m.; $75, $60/members. Also April 16, May 11.

Create a Spring Wreath from Silk Flowers; 10:30 a.m.; $48, $45/members.

Packed Parallelism: A Contemporary Interpretation; 1:30 p.m.; $50, $47/members.

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Pruning Shrubs: Broad-Leaved and Needle-Leaved; 9 a.m.; $110. Raindate March 28.

Pruning for the Homeowner; 7 p.m.; $67, $56/members. Also March 26, 10 a.m.

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Vase Arranging for Floral Stems: Section A; 10:30 a.m.; $48, $45/members. Also 6:30 a.m.

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Early Spring Rose Care; 10 a.m.; $30, $25/members. Raindate: March 27, 1 p.m.

Ikebana Flower Arranging; 1 p.m.; $70, $60/members. Also April 2.

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Hellebore Workshop: Section A; 10 a.m.; $32, $26/members.

Designing and Building Niche Gardens; 7 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

1

SLANGuage; 2:30 p.m. Also March 15, 22, 29.

Dana How Mentors; 5 p.m. Also March 8, 15, 22, 29.

2

Bible Study: The Word in Context; noon.  Also March 16, 23, 30.

Peacemaking Through the Arts; 4 p.m. Also March 16, 23 and 30, 4 p.m. and March 18 and 25, 3 p.m.

Open Mind for Africa Dinner: Namibia; culture, cuisine & social justice issues of Namibia; 6 p.m.

3

Wellbeing: Yoga; 5 p.m. Also March 17, 31.

14

Queer Christian Fellowship Dinner; 6:30 p.m. Also March 28.

Interfaith Club for Peace, Learning and Dialogue; 8 p.m. Also March 21, 28.

18

Networking Luncheon; noon. Also March 25.

21

Race and Justice Bible Study; 6 p.m. Also March 28.

23

Wellbeing: Meditation; 5 p.m.

4

Free Body Composition Measurements; 8 a.m., noon, 5 p.m.; pre-registration required.

15

Fitness and Wellness Track Begins (7 weeks); 12:15 p.m.; Tuesdays. Pre-registration required.

16

Stress Management Track Begins (6 weeks); 12:15 p.m.; Wednesdays. Pre-registration required.

Bonus Seminar: Muscles of the Month: Chest and Back; 5:30 p.m.

17

Healthy Eating Track Begins (6 weeks); 12:15 p.m.; Thursdays. Pre-registration required. 

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Bonus Seminar: Intro. to Golf; 12:15 p.m.

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Bonus Seminar: Physioball Workouts; 12:15 p.m.

3

Franklin Covey’s FOCUS: Achieving Your Highest Priorities; $75; 9 a.m.

8

Microsoft SharePoint Services 3.0 Techniques Webinar; $40; 12:30 p.m.

Total Organization Webinar; $40; 2:30 p.m.

10

Global Resources Presentation; noon; free.

11

Diversity Brown Bag Matinee: Creating a Respectful Workplace; free; noon.

15

Advanced Microsoft Excel 2007 PivotTables Webinar; $40; 12:30 p.m.

Microsoft Power Point Techniques 2007 Webinar; $40; 2:30 p.m.

16

Introduction to Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; $75; 9 a.m.

18

Empowerment and Accountability: An Equation of Success; $50; 9 a.m.

22

Effective Meetings; $40; 12:30 p.m.

23

Brown Bag Matinee: Inside Information; free; noon.

24

Words at Work; $75; 9 a.m.; Also March 29, 31.

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Career Focus Brown Bag: Developing Your Professional Presence; free; noon.

2

Elder Care 101; noon; free.

9

Chair Yoga; noon; free.

15

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): What Can You Do?; free; noon.

1

PowerPoint 2007 Introduction; $190.

2

Word 2007 Introduction; $190.

3

Excel 2007 Introduction; $190.

4

PowerPoint 2010 Introduction; $190.

7

Moving to Microsoft Office 2010; $200.

8

Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction; $448; two days.

10

Windows 7: Transition from Windows XP; $190; half day.

14

Dreamweaver CS4: Introduction; $570; two days.

16

Excel 2010 Introduction; $190.

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Word 2007 Advanced; $190.

21

FileMaker Pro 10 Introduction; $300.

22

Access 2007 Introduction; $357; two days.

24

Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Beginner; $380.

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Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Advanced; $380.

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Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190.

Excel 2010 Introduction; $190.

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Excel 2007 Advanced; $190.

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Word 2007 Intermediate; $190.

2

Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 10:30 a.m.

16

Microsoft Excel: Basics; 11 a.m.

From Assignments to References: Staying on Top of Your Reading; 5 p.m.

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Zotero; noon.

18

Test Drive—Gadgets: FaceTime; 11 a.m.

Test Drive—Gadgets: iPad; noon.

22

RefWorks; 1 p.m.

23

Microsoft Excel: Charts; 11 a.m.

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From Assignments to References: Get to the Point! Effective Use of PowerPoint; 5 p.m.

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Technically Speaking Series: Visual Designs with PowerPoint; 4:30 p.m.

2

Walk-In Wednesdays; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30-6 p.m. Also March 9, 16, 23, 30.

3

Summer Sessions Penn Employee Luncheon; noon; Classroom C.

10

Master of Liberal Arts Information Session; 5:30 p.m.; Classroom C.

2

University Council Open Forum; 4-6 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: ucouncil@pobox.upenn.edu

8

PPSA Open Board Meeting; open to monthly paid exempt university staff; noon-1 p.m.; rm. 302, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: http://penn-ppsa.org/

17

WPPSA General Meeting; 12:30-1:30 p.m.; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall; all weekly paid employees welcome; info.: www.upenn.edu/wpsa

23

WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; WXPN; RSVP: (215) 898-0628

Penn Improvisational Jazz Workshop; open jazz jam for musicians of all abilities; Sundays, 4-6 p.m.; rm. 413, Fisher Bennett Hall; Info.: pijw@law.upenn.edu.

18

Ladysmith Black Mambazo; South African influences with Christian gospel music; 8 p.m.; $20-$50; Zellerbach Theatre.

19

Altan; traditional Irish music; 8 p.m.; $20-$45; Zellerbach Theatre.

22

Ella the Musical; Ella Fitzgerald’s life; 7:30 p.m.; $20-$50; dinner music package available for Penne Restaurant, 6 p.m., $50; Zellerbach Theatre. Also March 23, 24 at 7 p.m.; March 24, 26, 27 at 2 p.m.; March 25, 26 at 8 p.m.

22

Students of the Music 10 Program Perform Solo; 8 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

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Maria Bachmann; Penn Contemporary Music; 8 p.m.; $5, free with PennCard; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

3

Pilobolus Dance Theater; 7:30 p.m.; $34-$58; Zellerbach Theatre. Also March 4, 5 at 8 p.m., March 5, 6 at 2 p.m.

12

Merge: An Evening of Short Works; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; $12.

1

Reading by Jay Kirk; non-fiction writer; 6 p.m.

2

Feminism Presents Karen Finley; contemporary performing artist; 6 p.m.

3

Whenever We Feel Like It Present Elizabeth Robinson and Rachel Blau DuPlessis; 8 p.m.

14

Johanna Drucker: A Conversation about Aesthetics and Materiality; 6:30 p.m.

15

Oulipolooza; readings about the Oulipo, a group of experimental French poets; 6 p.m.

16

A Lunch Talk with David Bianculli; noon; RSVP.

Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!; 8 p.m.

21

A Reading by Edward Albee; 6:30 p.m.; RSVP.

22

A Brunch Conversation with Edward Albee; 10 a.m.; RSVP.

23

A Reading by Novelist Karen Russell; 6 p.m.

24

A Reading and Discussion with Vanessa Place; 6 p.m.

28

LIVE at the Writers House; 7 p.m.

29

A Lunch Program with Michael Sokolove; noon; RSVP.

A Poetry Reading by Ari Banias and Lynn Xu; 6 p.m.

30

Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!; 8 p.m.

31

A Poetry Reading by Derek Beaulieu; 6 p.m.

1

Stumbling Into Infinity: A Spiritual Journey; Michael Fischman; 6:30 p.m.

3

A**holeology The Cheat Sheet: The Science Behind Getting Your Way-And Getting Away With It.; Chris Illuminati; 7 p.m.;

5

Diabetes and You: A Comprehensive Holistic Approach; Dr. Naheed Ali; 1 p.m.

15

Chick Lit & Postfeminism; Steph Harzewski; 6 p.m. (co-sponsor: PWC).

21

The Washington Haggadah; David Stern; 6 p.m.

22

Selling the Fountain of Youth; Arlene Weintraub; 6 p.m.

24

Global Think Tanks: Policy Networks and Governance; Jim McGann; 6 p.m.

30

Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella; Neil Lanctot; 6 p.m.

4

Reclamation, Reflection, & Recognition: Women of Color at Penn 24th Annual Awards Luncheon; noon; Benjamin Franklin Ballroom, University City Sheraton Hotel; $45; info.: sacksith@upenn.edu by February 24 at 5 p.m. (WOCAP).

Arts for the Cause; Benefit concert for victims of the fire at 48th Street; 8 p.m.; The Rotunda; $10/door, free/fire victims; RSVP: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/156996(Rotunda).

16

Grad Fair; cap & gown pick-up, diploma frames, class rings, Penn merchandise and paraphernalia; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Penn Bookstore. Through March 18.

International Women’s Day 2011; a global celebration of the economic, political, and social achievements of women; 7 p.m.; International House. RSVP: shown@sas.upenn.edu(South Asia Center).

20

Walk for Water for Haiti; 9-11 a.m.; for info. or to volunteer, contact: sara.holland@uphs.upenn.edu(Nursing).

26

Along the Silk Road Culture Day; part of PECO World Culture Days; free with Museum admission; 11 a.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

1

(M) Lacrosse vs. Bucknell; 7:30 p.m.

2

(W) Tennis vs. Binghamton; 4 p.m.

4

(W) Basketball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m.

(M) Lacrosse vs. Lafayette; 7 p.m.

Gymnastics vs. Towson; 7 p.m.

5

(W) Lacrosse vs. North Carolina; noon.

(W) Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m.

8

(W) Basketball vs. Princeton; 4:30 p.m.

(M) Basketball vs. Princeton; 7 p.m.

12

(M) Heavyweight Rowing; Class Day Races; time TBA.

13

Gymnastics vs. Cal, Temple, Southern Connecticut; 2 p.m.

16

Softball vs. Saint Joseph’s; 2:30 p.m.

18

Softball vs. Syracuse; 2 p.m.

(W) Tennis vs. Georgetown; 2 p.m.

19

(W) Rowing vs. Duke; time TBA.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Yale; noon.

(W) Rowing vs. Georgetown; time TBA.

(M) Lacrosse vs. Princeton; 3 p.m.

23

Softball vs. Lehigh; 2:30 p.m.

Baseball vs. Villanova; 3 p.m.

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(M) Track; Big 5 Invitational; all day.

(W) Tennis vs. Princeton; noon.

Softball vs. Rider; 1 p.m.

27

Baseball vs. Lafayette; noon.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Cornell; 1 p.m.

29

Baseball vs. La Salle; Liberty Bell Classic; 3 p.m.

1

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Seminar; Kyung-Suk Kim, Brown University; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (MEAM).

The Twenty-First Century Metropolis: Making Urban Futures; Ananya Roy, University of California, Berkeley; 5 p.m.; G17, Claudia Cohen Hall (Urban Studies).

Giacomo Leopardi Between Literature and Politics; Alessandra Mirra, Italian studies; 6 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Italian Studies).

2

A Home for the ‘Therapeutic Orphan:’ The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Federal Drug Policy for Children, 1933-1979; 12:15 p.m.; rm. 2019, Claire Fagin Hall (History and Sociology of Science). 

Penn Museum Scholars: Gordion: Open-Air Archaeological Site as Garden, Historical Landscape as Park; Naomi Miller, anthropology; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; pay-what-you-want (Museum).

Osmotic Propulsion: The Osmotic Motor; John Brady, California Institute of Technology; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE).

Schools, Supermarkets, and Creative Places: A Billion Dollars and Change; Jeremy Nowak, The Reinvestment Fund; 5 p.m.; Levy Conference Center, Penn Law School (Institute for Law and Economics).

Great Adventures: Samarkand in the Age of Tamerlane; Renata Holod, history of art; 8 p.m.; Penn Museum; reception following; $5 advance registration, free with Penn Museum membership, $10 at door; register at www.penn-museum/events-calandar.html (Museum).

3

Faust in Copenhagen—A 1932 Meeting at Niels Bohr’s Institute for Theoretical Physics; Gino Segre, physics; 11:45 a.m.; University Club (PASEF).

Engineering Methods of Making Sense of the Function of Neural Circuits and Networks from Cell Signaling; Gabriel Silva, University of California, San Diego; noon; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).

Dynamic Activation of RNA Functions; Qi Zhang, UCLA; 2 p.m.; 251 BRB II/III (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Pursuing the Dream of Government Accountability—Notes from the Japan Experience; Larry Repeta, University of Washington; 3 p.m.; Tanenbaum 145, Gittis Classroom, Penn Law (CEAS).

Your World and Mine: Brain Research and Public Life; David Brooks, The New York Times; 4 p.m.; Class of 1949 Auditorium, Houston Hall (Center for Neuroscience & Society).

The Subversive Inspiration of Human Sciences and Religious Intellectuals in Iran; Ali Mirsepassi, New York University; 5 p.m.; rm. 201, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Middle East Center).

4

A Shifting of Goals in Archaeology: Culture, Preservation and Heritage; Richard Leventhal, anthropology; noon; classroom 2, Penn Museum (Museum).

7

Investigating the Interplay Between Replication, Transcription and DNA Repair; Robert Pomerantz, Rockefeller; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Robotic Head and Neck Surgery from Concept to Clinical Application; Bert O’Malley, Jr., otorhinolaryngology; noon; University Club (ASEF).

14

Mechanical Architecture of Cell Division; Sophia Dumont, Harvard University; noon; 252 BRB II/III (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Decision Processes Colloquim; Uri Gneezy, University of California, San Diego; noon; rm. 245, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton).

Vancouver: North America’s Best Waterfront City; Larry Beasley, city planner; 6 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign).

16

Building Leisure and Everyday Life in a Socialist Shanghai; Xiaojue Wang, East Asian languages and civilizations; noon; rm 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

Preserving the Maya Past; Richard Leventhal, anthropology; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

Electrically Functional Soft Matter: From Precise Colloidal Assembly to Hydrogel Photovoltaics; Orlin Velev, North Carolina State University; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE).

Artist’s Talk: Ann Hamilton; multi-media artist; 5 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; register: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities Forum).

Public Interest Week Honorary Fellow-in-Residence; Joan Messing Graff, Legal Aid Society; 6 p.m.; Great Hall, Gittis Classroom, Penn Law (Law).

Penn Science Cafe: Stealing the Past: Collectors and Museums of the 21st Century; Richard Leventhal, Penn Museum; 7 p.m.; MarBar; RSVP: (215) 573-6604.

Women, Water & the World—International Women’s Day 2011; 7 p.m.; International House; RSVP: railiroy@sas.upenn.edu (South Asia Center).

17

Materials Science and Engineering Seminar; Tijana Rajh, Argonnel National Lab; 10:30 a.m.; LRSM Auditorium (MSE).

Highlighted Topics on China and International Law; Zhaojie James Li, Bok; 12:15 p.m.; Tanenbaum 145, Gittis Classroom, Penn Law (Law; Center for East Asian Studies).

A Test of Syndemics Theory Among Gay Men Using Data from the MACS Cohort; Ron Stall, University of Pittsburgh; 1 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Penn Center for AIDS Research).

Clever Apes, New Mysterians, Folk Psychologists, Computation Brains: Is the Mind Anything More than the Brain? Part 2; Richard Dooling, University of Nebraska; 4:30 p.m.; Gittis 213, Kushner Classroom, Penn Law School; RSVP: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu(Law).

Nature by Design: Preservation Problems in Historic ‘Rural’ Cemeteries; Blanche Linden; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign).

18

Health Policy Seminar; Len Nichols, George Mason University; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; RSVP: (215) 898-5611 (LDI). 

Seeing Skulls: Paleontology, Animality, and Fin-de-Siècle Crime Fiction; Andrea Goulet, romance languages; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

21

Biochemical Characterization of the Yeast Sgsl Helicase: From DNA End Resection to Processing of Recombination Intermediates; Petr Cejka, University of California, Davis; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Decision Processes Colloquim; Leif Nelson, University of California, Berkeley; noon; rm. 245, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton).

The Neurology of Regicide: A Jacobin Science of the Body Politic; Cathy Gere, University of California, San Diego; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia Cohen Hall (History & Sociology of Science).

22

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Seminar; Timothy Healey, Cornell University; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (MEAM).

The Oldest Old: 95 is the New 65; Claudia Kawas, University of California, Irvine; 2:30 p.m.; BRB II/III Auditorium; register: aging@mail.med.upenn.edu  (Institute on Aging).

The Death of Utilitarian Neurology and the Rebirth of Autonomy, 1973 to 1978; Cathy Gere, University of California-San Diego; 5 p.m.; Center for Neuroscience and Society (Center for Neuroscience and Society).

23

Treasury’s Performance as Pay Tsar: Precedent or Aberration?; Kenneth Feinberg, LLP; 5 p.m.; Levy Conference Center, Penn Law (Institute for Law and Economics).

Flesh, Fantasy, and Bandwidth: Relationships and Their Possibilities; Richard Summers, psychiatry; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP:  http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities Forum).

24

“Listening” and “Talking” to Neurons: Clinical Implications of Glial Dysregulation of Pain and Opiod Actions; Linda Watkins, University of Colorado at Boulder; noon; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (Bioengineering).

PennDesign Fine Arts Lecture Series; Stan Douglas, artist; 6 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (Fine Arts).

25

Berlusconi and the Body of Italian Women; Stefania Benini, romance languages; 1 p.m.; rm. 436, Cohen Hall (Italian Studies).

Designing Pictures for the Virtual and Floating World: An Illustrated Book, Its Artists, Their Publisher and His Patrons; Julie Davis, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

28

Decision Processes Colloquim; Rom Schrift, marketing; noon; rm. 245, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton).

Reinventing the (Stepped) Wheel: Ideational Property, Imitation and Nescience Around Enlightenment Calculating Machines; Matthew Jones, Columbia University; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia Cohen Hall (History and Sociology of Science).

29

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Seminar; Pedro Reis, MIT; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (SEAS).

Mathematics of Blood Clotting: Platelets, Chemistry and Flow; Aaron Fogelson, University of Utah; noon; rm. 2000, Vagelos Bldg. (CBE).

Africana Classical Lecture Series; Cheikh Anta Babou, history; noon; 3401 Walnut St., ste. 330A; RSVP: africana@sas.upenn.edu(Africana Studies).

Marvelous Writing: Textuality and Visual Culture in Late Medieval Siena; Jane Tylus, New York University; 6 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Italian Studies).

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Bio-Rewind: Death and Reenactment in TORERO; Ivone Margulies, cinema studies; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar; Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Merck; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE).

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Materials Science and Engineering Seminar; Song Jin, University of Wisconsin; 10:25 a.m.; LRSM Auditorium (MSE).

Civil Disabilities: Theory, Citizenship, and the Body; various speakers; 4 p.m.; Stiteler Hall Silverstein Forum (History and Sociology of Science).

PennDesign Fine Arts Lecture Series; Michelle Grabner, School of Art Institute of Chicago; 6 p.m.; Tuttleman Auditorium, ICA (Fine Arts).